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There’s more than one route into studying in our creative community. From Evening & Saturday Courses, to Foundation and BA courses, to research degrees, you’ll find a path through AUB that suits you. Simply select the course level you’d like to study.

Found a course that you’d like to apply for? Simply select from the boxes below to find out how to apply for each of our courses and for advice on entry requirements.

We believe people learn best in a vibrant, caring environment. We want to help you thrive while you’re here.

On campus, you’ll find lots of great resources, facilities and, most importantly, a friendly environment. Lots of the courses overlap or collaborate, so you’ll meet plenty of new friends studying other subjects.

You can find out more about life at AUB by exploring the sections below.

Established in 1885 as a specialist institution, Arts University Bournemouth is a leading University offering high quality specialist education in art, design, media and performance across the creative industries.

We’re passionate about the creative subjects we teach and continue to encourage curiosity, risk-taking and adventure in exploring and pushing subject knowledge and its boundaries.

The University is situated two miles from the centre of Bournemouth, on the border between Bournemouth and Poole. Here are details on how to get in touch and how find us.

At AUB, our flourishing research and scholarship culture celebrates and enables original investigation; extending knowledge fields and developing new understanding within the arts.

By promoting the pursuit of innovation and creativity, we encourage opportunities for establishing and sharing best practice in research and foster the development of critical perspectives that have traditionally lain outside discrete disciplines. We encourage the use of reflective teaching and learning practices as part of an interactive relationship with research.

Staff research is supported from within AUB by grants for particular projects and by a Research Fellowship programme offering generous remission from teaching and administration. Researchers are also encouraged to apply for external funding for the full range of research from practice through history and theory.

A proactive Research Forum enables staff to present work in progress and to hear and participate in discussions of research by distinguished visitors. Training and advice is available to those intending to apply for external funding.

The University occupies a significant position in the cultural nexus of the south west. The University’s own Gallery is an important showcase for creative work and there are established links with other arts institutions in the area.

Sports Photography

“I’m a Sports Advertising Photographer, I specialise in both stills and video. For my final major project, I focused purely on sports photography and dance photography. One of my series is called Runner High, about the chemical production in the brain during a workout. It demonstrates all the different chemicals your brain produces when you’re working out. I wanted to illustrate this through UV lighting.

I also did a music video for an artist in Norway, which is a dance ballet video. That was the director’s vision. The song is describing society and growing up and being pure and innocent, then society trying to change you into the industry standard. The video shows how you can break through that, through contemporary ballet choreography.

My style since starting the course has changed massively. I didn’t know what I wanted to do initially, I just knew I had a passion for commercials and advertising. Through guidance from my tutors, I feel like my style has shaped itself. Going into sport is something that happened through personal experience. Sport is something that’s close to my heart.

What I really enjoyed about the course, is how much focus there was on conceptual work and conceptual development. Coming onto the course I was very technically focused but, through tutorials and group work, I established more of a style and more depth to my work. Originally, I was only interested in producing aesthetically pleasing work but, through this course, I’ve learnt that photography should be more than that and have some substance. You should see your work develop through the course, and I really feel like mine has.

They really encourage us to work together and talk about our work. If you don’t discuss your ideas, then they’ll never develop. The best part about the course is how they’ll push you further if they see potential there.”

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